# Official Journal C 25/2014

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.025.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 25 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5728 January 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2014.025.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 25

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5728 January 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 025/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7041 — Clariant/Tasnee/JV) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2014/C 025/02 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  2
  ) | 2 |
| 2014/C 025/03 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  2
  ) | 3 |
| 2014/C 025/04 | Communication pursuant to Articles 3(2), 6(2), 13(3), 20(1), 20(1a) and 23(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1269/2013 (
  1
  ) | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 025/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7041 — Clariant/Tasnee/JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

2014/C 025/02

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  2
  )

2

2

2014/C 025/03

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  2
  )

2

3

2014/C 025/04

Communication pursuant to Articles 3(2), 6(2), 13(3), 20(1), 20(1a) and 23(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1269/2013 (
  1
  )

1

4

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 025/05 | Euro exchange rates | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 025/05

Euro exchange rates

6

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 025/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7173 — Apax Partners/Trader Media Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 025/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7173 — Apax Partners/Trader Media Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

7

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| | (1)   Text with EEA relevance |
| | (2)   Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty |

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(2)   Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 28.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 25/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.7041 — Clariant/Tasnee/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 25/01

On 17 January 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7041. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7041. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2014/C 25/02

| Date of adoption of the decision | 14.10.2013 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.36656 (13/N) |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Indemnisation des pertes subies par les producteurs de pommes de terre suite aux mesures prises contre des organismes nuisibles |
| Legal basis | Arrêté royal du 5 décembre 2004 fixant les cotisations de crise temporaires dues par les producteurs de pommes de terre pour l'indemnisation de pertes subies suite aux mesures prises contre des organismes nuisibles |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Plant diseases |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | | Overall budget: EUR 1 500 000 |

Date of adoption of the decision

14.10.2013

Reference number of State Aid

SA.36656 (13/N)

Member State

Belgium

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Indemnisation des pertes subies par les producteurs de pommes de terre suite aux mesures prises contre des organismes nuisibles

Legal basis

Arrêté royal du 5 décembre 2004 fixant les cotisations de crise temporaires dues par les producteurs de pommes de terre pour l'indemnisation de pertes subies suite aux mesures prises contre des organismes nuisibles

Type of measure

Scheme

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Objective

Plant diseases

Form of aid

—

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 1 500 000

| | Annual budget: EUR 6 700 000 |
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Annual budget: EUR 6 700 000

Intensity

85 %

Duration (period)

—

Economic sectors

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Name and address of the granting authority

| FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu |
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| Victor Hortaplein 40, bus 10 |
| 1060 Brussel |
| BELGIË |

FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu

Victor Hortaplein 40, bus 10

1060 Brussel

BELGIË

| Service public fédéral Santé publique, Sécurité de la chaîne alimentaire et Environnement |
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| Place Victor Horta 40, boîte 10 |
| 1060 Bruxelles |
| BELGIQUE |

Service public fédéral Santé publique, Sécurité de la chaîne alimentaire et Environnement

Place Victor Horta 40, boîte 10

1060 Bruxelles

BELGIQUE

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2014/C 25/03

| Date of adoption of the decision | 4.12.2013 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.37694 (13/N) |
| Member State | Latvia |
| Region | — | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Partial interest rate subsidy |
| Legal basis | Ministru kabineta 2012. gada 13. novembra noteikumi Nr. 775 “Kārtība, kādā piešķir valsts un Eiropas Savienības atbalstu investīciju veicināšanai lauksaimniecībā un materiālās bāzes pilnveidošanai” |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Investments in agricultural holdings |
| Form of aid | Interest subsidy |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | 60 % |
| Duration (period) | 1.1.2014-31.12.2019 |
| Economic sectors | Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Lauku atbalsta dienests |
| Republikas laukums 2 |
| Rīga, LV-1981 |
| LATVIJA |

Date of adoption of the decision

4.12.2013

Reference number of State Aid

SA.37694 (13/N)

Member State

Latvia

Region

—

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Partial interest rate subsidy

Legal basis

Ministru kabineta 2012. gada 13. novembra noteikumi Nr. 775 “Kārtība, kādā piešķir valsts un Eiropas Savienības atbalstu investīciju veicināšanai lauksaimniecībā un materiālās bāzes pilnveidošanai”

Type of measure

Scheme

—

Objective

Investments in agricultural holdings

Form of aid

Interest subsidy

Budget

—

Intensity

60 %

Duration (period)

1.1.2014-31.12.2019

Economic sectors

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Name and address of the granting authority

Lauku atbalsta dienests

Republikas laukums 2

Rīga, LV-1981

LATVIJA

Other information

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The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm

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Communication pursuant to Articles 3(2), 6(2), 13(3), 20(1), 20(1a) and 23(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 (1) implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) on the control of concentrations between undertakings, last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1269/2013 (3)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 25/04

Introduction

Articles 3(2), 6(2), 13(3), 20(1) and 20(1a) of Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 require notifications, reasoned submissions, comments on the Commission's objections, commitments offered by the undertakings concerned and the form RM to be submitted to the Commission in the format and with the number of copies specified by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The Commission hereby specifies, pursuant to Articles 3(2), 6(2), 13(3), 20(1) and 20(1a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004, the number and format in which notifications, reasoned submissions, comments on the Commission's objections, commitments offered by the undertakings concerned and the form RM should be delivered.

Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 requires that documents or any additional copies of documents submitted to the Commission electronically should be submitted in the format specified by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union and that submissions sent by electronic mail should be sent to the electronic mail address published by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The Commission hereby specifies, pursuant to Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 802/2004, the format in which electronic submissions should be sent and the e-mail address to which submissions sent by e-mail should be sent.

Notifications: form CO and short form CO (Annexes I, II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004)

Reasoned submissions (4): form RS (Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004)

Commitments offered by the undertakings concerned and form RM (Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004)

Comments on the Commission's objections

| (1) | One signed original on paper. |
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(1)

One signed original on paper.

| (2) | Three paper copies of the entire submission. Paper copies may be waived or extra copies may be requested by the case team. |
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(2)

Three paper copies of the entire submission. Paper copies may be waived or extra copies may be requested by the case team.

| (3) | Two copies of the submission in CD- or DVD-ROM format (the ‘medium’). The following specifications shall be adhered to:






  (a) | the files in this medium shall be in non-protected, searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) or in non-protected spreadsheet format and should preferably not exceed 40 MB (megabytes) each in size. The copy of the submission may be contained on several CD- or DVD-ROMs; |
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(3)

Two copies of the submission in CD- or DVD-ROM format (the ‘medium’). The following specifications shall be adhered to:

(a)

the files in this medium shall be in non-protected, searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) or in non-protected spreadsheet format and should preferably not exceed 40 MB (megabytes) each in size. The copy of the submission may be contained on several CD- or DVD-ROMs;

| (b) | files should be named in a way which allows easy identification of the section in the Form CO, Short Form CO, Form RS or Form RM they refer to; |
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(b)

files should be named in a way which allows easy identification of the section in the Form CO, Short Form CO, Form RS or Form RM they refer to;

| (c) | each file shall bear the number of the proceeding for which the submission is made; |
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(c)

each file shall bear the number of the proceeding for which the submission is made;

| (d) | a list of all files in the medium shall be delivered as a separate file in the medium. |
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(d)

a list of all files in the medium shall be delivered as a separate file in the medium.

Format of electronic submissions

Any submissions other than the ones mentioned above should adhere to the following rules:

| — | containers (zip, rar, 7zip, etc.) should be avoided, |
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containers (zip, rar, 7zip, etc.) should be avoided,

| — | if possible, .pst files should be avoided. If not possible, size should not exceed 500 MB, |
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if possible, .pst files should be avoided. If not possible, size should not exceed 500 MB,

| — | the size of non-searchable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) should be limited to 30 MB. Multiple files should not be packed into a single PDF, |
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the size of non-searchable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) should be limited to 30 MB. Multiple files should not be packed into a single PDF,

| — | Lotus Notes files should be avoided, |
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Lotus Notes files should be avoided,

| — | individual files should not be password protected. If protection is needed, TrueCrypt should be used for encryption. |
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individual files should not be password protected. If protection is needed, TrueCrypt should be used for encryption.

E-mail address for e-mail correspondence

Correspondence sent by e-mail should be sent to comp-merger-registry@ec.europa.eu

Date of applicability of this communication

The instructions contained in this communication shall be applicable as of the day following its publication.

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(1)  OJ L 133, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 336, 14.12.2013, p. 1.

(4)  Reasoned submissions within the meaning of Article 4(4) and (5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

27 January 2014

2014/C 25/05

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3658 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 140,39 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4620 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,82505 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,8057 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2267 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,4380 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,475 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 304,93 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1974 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5372 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,1650 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5618 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5080 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,6050 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6561 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7444 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 477,22 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,2239 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,2593 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6455 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 616,78 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5652 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,962 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 47,2193 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,921 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,2747 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,2949 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 86,1840 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3658

JPY

Japanese yen

140,39

DKK

Danish krone

7,4620

GBP

Pound sterling

0,82505

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8057

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2267

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,4380

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,475

HUF

Hungarian forint

304,93

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1974

RON

Romanian leu

4,5372

TRY

Turkish lira

3,1650

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5618

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5080

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,6050

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6561

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7444

KRW

South Korean won

1 477,22

ZAR

South African rand

15,2239

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,2593

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6455

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 616,78

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5652

PHP

Philippine peso

61,962

RUB

Russian rouble

47,2193

THB

Thai baht

44,921

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2747

MXN

Mexican peso

18,2949

INR

Indian rupee

86,1840

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7173 — Apax Partners/Trader Media Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 25/06

| 1. | On 21 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Trader Media Group Limited (‘Trader Media’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 21 January 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Apax Partners LLP (‘AP’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Trader Media Group Limited (‘Trader Media’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for AP: investment advisory services, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for AP: investment advisory services,

| — | for Trader Media: provision of automotive classified advertising through online platforms. |
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for Trader Media: provision of automotive classified advertising through online platforms.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7173 — Apax Partners/Trader Media Group, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7173 — Apax Partners/Trader Media Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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